Saratoga Race Course

Cuando ya todo parecía decidido en el Hopeful S. (G1, $350,000), Sporting Chance hizo un violento extraño que lógicamente tomó a su jinete Luis Sáez por sorpresa, y a pesar del imprevisto el pupilo del legendario D. Wayne Lukas mantuvo ventaja para llevarse la importante prueba para dosañeros cerrando el meeting de Saratoga. El zaino […]

Lady Ivanka tuvo un viaje perfecto y venció en cerrado final a Maya Malibu para lograr el Spinaway S. (G1, $350,000) en Saratoga, y además obtener su inscripción garantizada en la Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies en Del Mar, ya que la emblemática competencia forma parte de la serie “Win and You’re In” de la Breeders’ […]

For the second time in the past three years, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) set a record for all-sources wagering on racing at Saratoga, concluding the 2017 Saratoga meet with a handle of $676,709,490. The 2017 handle eclipsed the previous high set in 2015 by 4.4 percent and shattered the prior record set […]

The race for top trainer, jockey and owner came down to the wire at Saratoga Race Course on 2017, with Todd Pletcher capturing his 13th H. Allen Jerkens trainer title, Jose Ortiz winning his second Angel Cordero Jr. riding title in a row, and Michael Dubb and his various partnerships taking his fourth straight owners […]

Robert Baker and William Mack’s Sporting Chance made jockey Luis Saez work extra hard to hit the wire first in Monday’s Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes. The 2-year-old son of Tiznow was a length in front with 100 yards to run when he shifted suddenly toward the outside. Saez quickly righted himself in the saddle and […]

Terry Hamilton’s Heart to Heart took the field from gate-to-wire in Monday’s Grade 2 Bernard Baruch Handicap at Saratoga, crossing the wire 1 1/4 lengths ahead of Forge and Delta Prince. The 6-year-old son of English Channel was taken to the lead by Irad Ortiz, Jr., who set well-timed fractions to have plenty of horse […]

Track announcer Larry Collmus is preparing to wrap up his third season of calling the races at Saratoga Race Course on Monday. He took some time to reflect on the season with the Saratogian, detailing the ways in which he injects a bit of humor into the job. “I do have a little fun with names, […]

J. Kirk and Jody Robison’s Vertical Oak found the sloppy and sealed going much to her liking, splashing to a 5 ¼-length victory in the Grade 2, $250,000 Prioress for 3-year-old filly sprinters under steady rain Sunday at Saratoga Race Course. The 3-year-old Giant Oak filly broke alertly under Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez and tracked […]

Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm’s Gun Runner returned from his 10 ¼-length winning performance in the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward presented by NYRA Bets in great shape, according to Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, who has conditioned champions such as Curlin and Rachel Alexandra. “He came back perfect,” Asmussen said. “We’re on a fun ride, […]

Nada ni nadie – ni siquiera el Cementerio de los Campeones – parece detener a Gun Runner. El hijo del argentino Candy Ride dio una soberbia demostración de superioridad ante apenas cuatro rivales en el Woodward Stakes (G1, $750,000), disputado el sábado 2 en Saratoga. Conducido por su jinete habitual Florent Geroux, el pupilo de […]